Keywords: Gotô Ichijô - Tsuba with Chrysanthemums and a Snail - Walters 51209 - Back.jpg On the front of this tsuba chrysanthemums made of variously colored metals are shown sheltered by a bamboo umbrella On the reverse a copper snail is shown crawling up a stalk of bamboo in the upper left Chrysanthemums are generally a sign of autumn and snails are associated with summer ca 1824 1864 late Edo gold silver copper cm 7 2 7 06 0 42 accession number 51 209 27115 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Goto Hokkyo/Ichijo place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Gotô Ichijô Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |